Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-07-09
LEONE LOCAL CHAT.


greeting was also of the explosive
kind as they vainly tried to compose
themselves to a little more slumber
and the extraordinary feat of lying
with both ears on the pillow at once.
The hose and reel cart with ringing
bell finished up the business, and the
streets were all aglow with life by six
O'Clock. Detachments of companies
and bands were sent out to different
points to meet the incoming guests,
and the streets were resonant with
the sound of music, the galloping
horsemen in Marshal array and the
rhythmic tramp of thousand hurry
ing feet. BY eleven O'Clock the ex-
pected guests had all arrived and
were escorted out to p. A. Rohr-
baugh's Lawn where they surrounded
a half dozen festal boards. 1t would
hardly be possible to say too much in
behalf of the generosity of the citi-
zens of the town and county who con-
tribHted so literally to the means of
hospitality, nor to the following
members of the committee whose
efficient work and management made
it such pleasant success. We give
the names so far as we have been able
to learn them: Messrs. Mcdowell,
Roberts, Scarlet and Caskey, with
Mr.. George Gaver chairman. The
ladies of the committee were Mrs. C.
Creque, Mrs. Mcdowell, Mrs. G. Rus
sell, Mrs. Roberts and Mrs. 1. Bucha-
nan. These ladies were assisted by
corps of handsome, bright young
ladies, whose names I regret / have
not space to give. The arrangement
of the tables was excellent, and the
bill of fare still more so. In the
language of one of the guests it was
"sik." 1t would have been an add
ed pleasure to many of our people if
Z. A. Rohrbaugh, who so generously
gave his grounds for the occasion,
could have been there to extend
welcome in person, in his own elo-
quent style. The visiting companies
were fine looking bodies of men, and
attracted great deal of attention
and the foreign music was "away up
in g." Our home organizations were
entertaining, not competing. The
Trade Display was immense "a full
description of which is given in
another column, Our business men
deserve great deal of credit for the
enterprise shown in that part of the
entertainment.
The committee who arranged the
oratorical part of the programme are
to be congratulated upon their choice
of speakers and particularly so in
having been able to secure the talent,
brains, wit, genius and eloquence of
such men as Mr.. Nielsen, Mr.. Hart, of
the " Intelligencer," and Mr.. Weeks. |
The exercises in the grounds at Boyd
vile were opened with prayer by
Rev. Douglas Roller, of Trinity P. E.
Church. The invocation used was
most suitable, not only in form and
expression, but also in the fact that it |
was framed for such public use by a
convention of the church in l775. |
more than a hundred years ago.
Hon. E. Boyd Faulkner introduced |
the orators in his own happy, grace
full manner. The hospitable address |
of welcome was followed by few
short, choice remarks from Mr.. Nell |
son, of Frederick, Md, who is a
pleasing speaker, and knew very well
how to sandwich in some slices of |
compliment to the ladies. Mr.. Nell
son sat down amid cheers, and Hon.
w. H. II. Flick arose to the same
echo of enthusiasm to refresh the
memories of the people why we cele-
brate, by reading the one National
document that lives outside the pages
of the Congressional record. The
greatest compliment given him was
in the remark " That's q good Speech"
The PREDATORY remarks were excellent
but the scriptural and patriotic COM
bination didn't work very well. Mr..
Hart, of the "Intelligencer," is
good looking man who told us that
he had prepared an Grafton purposely
for this occasion, and then disappoint-
ed US by saying he would not deliver
it. In personality he carries the
thoughtfulness of the thinking stu
dent, and of the vigilant, wide awake
newspaper man. Mr.. Harris address
was rich in originality, in thought
and language. His views upon the
vexed subject of emigration are those
of one who is alive to the danger of
that insidious foreign matter that is
pouring into this country and spread
ing its virus thro' the veins of every
state and city and hamlet. What
this country needs is man with such
wholesome energy and views as Mr..
Hart possesses to turn the force of
every press in the land against these
questionable invaders, crawling fee
bly, tho they seem to be, so were the
lice that were sent to Egypt. The
difference is that no miracle will ever
remove the emigrants. Mr.. Hart
said "Shut down the gates, do not
let them come in faster than we can
assimilate;" and drew the very forci-
BILE illustration that national indiges-
ton of a serious character would re-
suit, and gave some instances of cities
that were suffering internal distur-
Dances from this foreign drug.